2024 World Series of Poker

Event #81: $10,000 WSOP Main Event World Championship
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Day: 1b
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Event Info

2024 World Series of Poker

Event Info
Buy-in
$10,000
Entries
1,491
Players Left
1,196
Average Chip Stack
74,799
Total Chips
89,460,000
Level Info
Level
2
Blinds
200 / 300
Ante
300
Players Info - Day 1b
Entries
576
Players Left
576
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A Little Pot For Marder

Liam Gannon
Liam Gannon
Level 2 : Blinds 200/300, 300 ante

Timothy Little raised to 800 from middle position and Michael Marder called in the small blind.

The flop rolled out 10♥8♣6♥ and Marder check-called a bet from Little to the tune of 1,100.

Action checked down on the 8♠Q♦ runout and Marder turned over A♠10♠ for tens up with an ace, which was good for the pot.

Player Chips Progress
Michael Marder us
Michael Marder 		63,100
6,600
 6,600
Timothy Little us
Timothy Little 		58,200
-5,300
 -5,300

Tags: Michael MarderTimothy Little

Palaj Chips Up

Tim Baker
Tim Baker
Level 2 : Blinds 200/300, 300 ante

The board was showing 8♠2♣7♥9♥. Ron West had checked from the small blind to Artur Palaj in big blind. Palaj bet 5,000 and West made the call.

West checked again on the 3♥ river and faced a bet of 7,000 from Palaj. After some tanking, West folded his hand and Palaj pulled in the pot.

Player Chips Progress
Artur Palaj gb
Artur Palaj 		73,000
73,000
 73,000
Thierry van den Berg nl
Thierry van den Berg 		63,500
13,700
 13,700
Andre Akkari br
Andre Akkari 		60,000
-4,400
 -4,400
WSOP 1X Winner
PokerStars.fr
Ron West us
Ron West 		51,000
-6,000
 -6,000

Tags: Artur PalajRon West

Lewis Holding Steady

Cottrell van Wingerden
Cottrell van Wingerden
Level 2 : Blinds 200/300, 300 ante

Toby Lewis opened to 800 from the cutoff and received a call from a player in the big blind.

The big blind checked following the 3♣Q♠4♦ flop before folding to a continuation from Lewis to send a modest pot over to his opponent. Lewis has so far been holding steady in his quest to make back-to-back main event final tables after finishing in seventh place last year.

Player Chips Progress
Toby Lewis gb
Toby Lewis 		63,000
6,900
 6,900
$25K Fantasy
WSOP 1X Winner

Tags: Toby Lewis

Updated Chip Stacks

Alek Gillies
Alek Gillies
Level 2 : Blinds 200/300, 300 ante
Player Chips Progress
Radoslav Stoyanov bg
Radoslav Stoyanov 		74,000
13,200
 13,200
Nhat Duc Nguyen
Nhat Duc Nguyen 		72,500
2,400
 2,400
Colten Yamagishi ca
Colten Yamagishi 		64,500
5,300
 5,300
Jason Lockhart us
Jason Lockhart
64,500
-4,000
 -4,000
Andre Akkari br
Andre Akkari 		64,400
9,400
 9,400
WSOP 1X Winner
PokerStars.fr
Sho Katsura jp
Sho Katsura 		64,000
3,200
 3,200
Thierry van den Berg nl
Thierry van den Berg 		63,500
13,700
 13,700
Vivian Saliba br
Vivian Saliba 		58,400
-6,600
 -6,600
888poker
Amit Benyacov
Amit Benyacov 		58,200
9,200
 9,200
Koray Aldemir de
Koray Aldemir 		58,000
-9,000
 -9,000
WSOP Main Event Champion
$25K Fantasy
WSOP 1X Winner
Xixiang Luo cn
Xixiang Luo 		56,000
1,000
 1,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Shahar Levi il
Shahar Levi 		53,400
-6,600
 -6,600
Mauro Scala us
Mauro Scala 		45,700
-26,300
 -26,300
Greg Raymer us
Greg Raymer 		39,200
-10,800
 -10,800
WSOP Main Event Champion
WSOP 1X Winner
Serge Bottelli us
Serge Bottelli 		39,000
-5,400
 -5,400

Shak Takes From Lindgren

Liam Gannon
Liam Gannon
Level 2 : Blinds 200/300, 300 ante
Dan Shak
Dan Shak

Dan Shak raised to 800 from early position and Erick Lindgren called in middle position while the player in the big blind defended.

Action checked to Lindgren on the Q♦9♦8♦ flop where he bet 1,000 and only Shak called.

Both players checked the 6♣ turn to the 3♠ river where Shak took over the betting lead, throwing in 2,000. Lindgren sighed and released his hand into the muck, ceding the pot to Shak.

Player Chips Progress
Dan Shak us
Dan Shak 		72,000
17,000
 17,000
$25K Fantasy
Erick Lindgren us
Erick Lindgren 		66,000
1,000
 1,000
$25K Fantasy
WSOP 2X Winner

Tags: Dan ShakErick Lindgren

Updated Chip Counts

Michael Giacobbe
Michael Giacobbe
Level 2 : Blinds 200/300, 300 ante
Player Chips Progress
Frode Alfredsen no
Frode Alfredsen 		128,400
15,200
 15,200
Thomas Kiene us
Thomas Kiene
108,700
24,500
 24,500
Jared Bleznick us
Jared Bleznick 		76,400
8,900
 8,900
Kinesh Pather za
Kinesh Pather 		61,200
-18,200
 -18,200
Nicholas Marchington gb
Nicholas Marchington 		61,000
2,300
 2,300
Raymond Leone us
Raymond Leone 		57,800
-5,800
 -5,800
Erik Seidel us
Erik Seidel 		56,100
-7,100
 -7,100
$25K Fantasy
WSOP 10X Winner
Poker Hall of Famer
Toby Lewis gb
Toby Lewis 		56,100
-6,900
 -6,900
$25K Fantasy
WSOP 1X Winner
Ryan Brauer
Ryan Brauer 		55,500
-6,600
 -6,600
Russell Rosenblum us
Russell Rosenblum 		14,000
-52,100
 -52,100

Richens Shows the Bluff

David Salituro
David Salituro
Level 2 : Blinds 200/300, 300 ante

Three players limped in before the flop as action went on the big blind who raised to 2,500. Only Mark Richens called in early position.

The big blind led out for 2,000 on the 10♦K♠9♥ flop and Richens raised to 5,000. His opponent called and both players checked the 10♣ turn.

The river was the 4♥ and the big blind checked again. Richens then bet 25,000 and his opponent tanked for a moment before folding.

"Finally. Holy shit," Richens said as he showed A♠Q♦ for ace-high, raising his arms in the air before taking in the pot.

Player Chips Progress
Mark Richens us
Mark Richens
45,000

Tags: Mark Richens

Hanelin Wins With Aces Up

Ryan Lashmar
Ryan Lashmar
Level 2 : Blinds 200/300, 300 ante

Michael Hanelin opened to 700 from the button and was called by a player in the big blind.

The flop came A♣K♣6♦ and the big blind check-called a 1,000 continuation bet from Hanelin.

Both players then checked the 4♣ turn and 4♠ river. The big blind had two pair with 6♠2♠ but Hanelin had a better two pair with A♦10♦ to take the pot.

Player Chips Progress
Michael Hanelin us
Michael Hanelin 		80,000

Tags: Michael Hanelin

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